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Internal Tools and Release EngineerZoosk

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The quality of our developer tools has a huge impact on the quality of our site and the speed with which we can deliver new features. That's why we need some very talented engineers to help us build them. This role requires a number of different talents -- part developer, part release engineer, part systems engineer. If you want to work face-to-face with a bunch of smart, dedicated customers (and be their hero), this could be for you.

Some things you might do include:
Develop tools to support our developer working environments, as well as build and release.
Create and manage VM solutions to mimic production environments.
Help developers figure out how to get their work into live systems, supporting millions of users.
And you will need:
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Experience with Linux.
Some familiarity with Virtual Machines.
A desire to be social and help engineers solve problems.

About Zoosk:

Zoosk is the romantic social network that helps members create and share their romantic journeys, with millions of members from around the globe enjoying the service each month. Zoosk provides members at different stages of their romantic journey with a fun and social set of tools such as Romantic Moments, Couple Profiles, and the Personals application. Members can easily access Zoosk?s services from its website, its Facebook app, mobile devices, and a downloadable desktop application. Zoosk is available in 25 languages and has members in more than 70 countries. Founded in 2007 by Shayan Zadeh and Alex Mehr, Zoosk, Inc. is based in San Francisco and backed by Canaan Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and ATA Ventures.

Zoosk is one of the largest online dating services in the world, with over 50 million users, close to 20 million daily page views, from "Zooskers" in 60 countries With 100 thousand new profiles added daily, we are the single fastest growing dating service on the web and our supersonic performance was recently celebrated in the Wall Street Journal's inaugural top 50 "Next Big Thing" List (March 09, 2010).
While we originally took advantage of viral opportunities on social networks, Zoosk has evolved into an easy, fun and safe online dating experience that today connects singles from the we Profitable 20 - 50M RaisedInvestors:ATA Ventures, Canaan PartnersAll Jobs:at Zoosk

Working At Zoosk
Zoosk is the fastest growing social dating destination. Our applications on social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, and Bebo have more than 50 million users with close to over 20 million daily page views from users in 60 countries Simply put, Zoosk is online dating that doesn't suck. Our users, mostly young professional, enjoy a fun and playful experience while they meet new people in their local areas.
Zoosk is a VC backed startup and our office is located in downtown San Francisco. We are always looking for open minded, energetic, and driven individuals that love the challenge of turning an established industry upside-down. We build world class social web products and in the process we make sure to have plenty of fun. If you want to work with exceptional people on toughest engineering problems every day, you want to join Zoosk.
Some Benefits of Joining Zoosk
- Sexy MacPro or MacBookPro stations to work in style
- Free beverages and snacks, to keep you fired up
- Free dinner every night
- Medical, dental and vision plans
- Life Insurance and 401K savings plan